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Stories from people who were children during World War II and the objects in this exhibit animate the past and inform us of a time when war took over daily life. “Retrospect is a very interesting thing,” says Ruthie Kallnder. “At the time I don’t recall any of the information we got as being propaganda,” but the government tried to influence children to make “necessary” sacrifices. Propagandists made the war a battle between good and evil, democracy and fascism. They also asked children to share in the war effort. In response, many children took on more responsibilities. Ruthie explains that boys and girls felt “if that’s what it was going to take” to win they “were willing to do it.” The memories of the people in this exhibit and their wartime actions show the power of propaganda’s messages and its lasting affect on their lives. Propaganda posters, children’s books, and classroom assignments demonstrate how propagandists reached children and involved them in the national war effort.

LCCN: 2008031518ISBN: 9780816526475 (pbk. : alk. paper)ISBN: 0816526478 (pbk. : alk. paper)Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-217) and indexContents: List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- History of the Mexican American experience -- New nation and a new culture -- Mexican Americans and the World War II era -- Emergence of Chicanismo -- National Chicano youth liberation conference and Aztlan -- Approaching democracy and approaching Chicanismo -- Organization of this book -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- 1: Artistic Influences On The Chicano Art Movement -- Emergence of a Mexican National art: challenging colonial art -- Jose Guadalupe Posada -- Mexican revolution and the Mexican mural movement -- Works progress administration section of fine arts and the federal art project -- Taller de Grafica popular -- OSPAAAL and Cuban printmaking -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- 2: Art And The Chicano Movement -- Emergence of a Chicano art movement -- Rasquachismo: a Chicano sensibility -- Geography of Chicana and Chicano art production -- Poster -- Mural -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- 3: Prominent Themes In Chicano Art -- Chicano nationalism and pre-Columbian culture -- Immigration and the border -- Labor -- Chicana feminism and sexuality -- Family and rituals -- Antiwar activism and third world liberation struggles -- Chicano popular culture -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- 4: Chicano Art Collectives -- Mexican American liberation art front (MALAF), (1968-1970) -- Asco, (1971-1987) -- Royal Chicano air force (RCAF), (1972-) -- Mujeres muralists, (1973-1977) -- Con Safos and Los Quemados -- Los Four, (1973-1983) -- Co-Madres artistas, (1992-) -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- 5: Community Art Centers And Workshops -- Self help graphics and art inc, (1970-) -- Galeria de la Raza, (1970-) -- Centro cultural de la Raza, (1970-) -- La Raza silkscreen center (LRSC), (1970-1995), and mission Grafica, (1995-) -- Social public art resource center (SPARC), (1976-) -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- 6: Trends In Chicano Art -- Exhibitions -- Archives, collections, and publications -- Future of Chicano art -- Discussion questions -- Suggested readings -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Suggested web sites -- Works consulted -- IndexSummary: From the Publisher: This is the first book solely dedicated to the history, development, and present-day flowering of Chicana and Chicano visual arts. It offers readers an opportunity to understand and appreciate Chicana/o art from its beginnings in the 1960s, its relationship to the Chicana/o Movement and its leading artists, themes, current directions, and cultural impacts. Although the word "Chicano" once held negative connotations, students-along with civil rights activists and artists-adopted it in the late 1960s in order to reimagine and redefine what it meant to be Mexican American in the United States. Chicanismo is the ideology and spirit behind the Chicano Movement and Chicanismo unites the artists whose work is revealed and celebrated in this book. Jackson's scope is wide. He includes paintings, prints, murals, altars, sculptures, and photographs-and, of course, the artists who created them. Beginning with key influences, he describes the importance of poster and mural art, focusing on the work of the Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada and the significance of Mexican and Cuban talleres (print workshops). He examines the importance of art collectives in the United States, as well as Chicano talleres and community art centers, for the growth of the Chicano art movement. In conclusion, he considers how Chicano art has been presented to the general American public. As Jackson shows, the visual arts have both reflected and created Chicano culture in the United States. For college students-and for all readers who want to learn more about this fascinating subject-his book is an introduction to an art movement with a social conscience